Author: Jadeduo
Pairings: 2X1, 3+4 implied, R+1 one-sided
Warnings: yaoi, AU, romance, angst, violence, Relena bashing, lemon (eventually), deathfic Rating: R - NC-17
Disclaimer: None of the boys are mine... Only in my dreams... So don't sue all you'll get is a very beat up manga collection.
Star-Crossed Lovers - Part 21
Duo walked along a lonely stretch of sand on the OZ beach. Bored and worried about his husband, Duo didn't know what to do. //I've not heard from Heero since... Well.... Some unbelievable sex. Heero promised he'd send for me, but then word reached me that Heero was a virtual prisoner in his own house. And that he was marrying the cotton candy-ensconced Princess. I love that man more then life itself, and I'm sure that Heero feels the same way about me.//
Pale and thinner than he had been in years, Quatre burst into the room. "DUO! Heero! He's… Oh God!" Quatre panted, out of breath.
The violet-eyed man rushed over to Quatre, and pulled him over to the nearest chair, sitting him down. "Now, Quatre, catch your breath, and then tell me what happened to Heero."
Quatre took a deep breath and shuddered. "Duo, Heero committed suicide rather than being forced to marry Relena."
Duo slumped on the floor, numb with shock. Quatre, worried even more now, moved to the floor and pulled Duo into a comforting hug. "Duo, Heero made a choice, and I'm not saying it was wrong or right. But you, you have to live on for him. Be happy, just don't leave me alone. I hurt, I do. I hurt every moment I'm without Trowa, but you have to pull yourself together. You have to go to Sank and put a stop to all of this nonsense before more people die in the name of this stupid rivalry."
Still wrapped up in Quatre's embrace, Duo started sobbing quietly, letting the hurt sink in, and the pain numb him to Quatre's heartfelt words. "Quatre, I can't. You can't ask me to live without him. I don't know how to breath without his love. I can't give that to you Quatre. I can't be your support. I'm not strong enough, but you are. I'm going back to Sank to see him one last time, and then, I will consummate our marriage fully by lying next to him in our grave."
Quatre gasped, and Duo pulled away from the hold Quatre had on him. After he disentangled himself from Quatre's arms, he turned and looked at his grieving cousin one last time. "You'll be fine, Quatre. I know what you had with Trowa was special, but you will find someone else. You are a kind, wonderful person. Go back to Sank and tell them our story. Tell them the story of our pain and our love. Tell them the story of a pointless feud that went horribly wrong. We will always be with you, Quatre. Trowa, Heero, and I will always watch over you. Be happy, coz. I love you."
"Duo, no! Please!" Quatre cried, tears streaming down from saddened crystalline blue eyes. While Duo turned, and walked away; to face the death of one he loved more than life itself.
~TBC